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Politics
UAE news agency calls for media partnership to tackle information vacuum on climate change
Al Rayssi explains how WAM is keen on filling information vacuum on climate change through media partnership (WAM) DUBAI: The head of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) news agency WAM has called for the establishment of a media partnership to craft media content that will enlighten the public in diverse societies…
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South Asia
Korean Ambassador meets Pakistan’s Finance Minister
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Ambassador of Republic of Korea Mr. Suh Sangpyo called on Pakistan’s Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Tuesday. Ishaq Dar shared the depth of friendly relations between Pakistan and Republic of Korea and highlighted the bilateral ties between both…
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Kazakhstan to hold early Majilis elections on March 19
The announcement that Kazakhstan will hold early Majilis elections on March 19 ASTANA: Kazakhstan will hold early Majilis (lower house of the bicameral parliament) elections on March 19, 2023, reports from Kazakhstan have said. On Thursday, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolved the Majilis and called for early elections. “In accordance…
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Politics
Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigns
HANOI: Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has stepped down and resigned from his positions within the state and the Communist Party. The party’s central committee approved Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s request to resign from all his positions. “The 13th Party Central Committee convened a meeting in Hanoi on January 17 to…
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Turkmenistan to hold parliamentary elections on March 26
ASHGABAT: The election of the Mejlis (parliament) deputies in Turkmenistan will be held on March 26. The relevant resolution was endorsed by the Legislative Chamber of the Parliament of Turkmenistan, local media reported. The elections of members of the velayat (Region), etrap (District) and city halk maslahaty (People’s Council) as…
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Politics
Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan relations set to prosper as Maripov presents credentials
MANAMA: Kyrgyzstan’s former Prime Minister Ulukbek Maripov has taken up his post as his country’s Ambassador to Bahrain. Maripov who is based in the Saudi capital Riyadh will also be Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador to Egypt. He has been ambassador to Saudi Arabia under a decree by President Sadyr Zhaparov on January 26,…
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Kyrgyz president proposes to exchange country’s external debt for implementation of green initiatives
BISHKEK: President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov has proposed to exchange the country’s external debt for the implementation of green initiatives. “We can all see how the problem of smog has become one of the most pressing problems in our country in the recent years,” he said. “Smog is especially strong…
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Highest sympathy for Russia is in Tajikistan; lowest in Azerbaijan – Sociologists
By Kuban Abdymen BISHKEK: The greatest sympathy for Russia and its humanitarian cooperation program is in Tajikistan and the least is in Azerbaijan, a survey has found. The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM), together with the Eurasian Monitor Association, commissioned by Rossotrudnichestvo, conducted last year a sociological study of…
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North Korean drone penetrated no-fly zone around South Korea’s presidential office: official
SEOUL: A North Korean drone briefly entered a 3.7-kilometer-radius no-fly zone around the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul last month, a military official belatedly confirmed Thursday, reversing the defense authorities’ announcement that there was no such incident. The drone was among the five unmanned aerial vehicles that…
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Azerbaijan: 2022 was year for big cooperation breakthroughs with Central Asia countries
BAKU: Building on shared roots and common interests, Azerbaijan turned 2022 into success stories thanks to the remarkable breakthroughs it achieved with Central Asia countries that have led to bolstering cooperation. During the year, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited Uzbekistan, as well as Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on official visits, while the…
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